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Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Tyler Vaughns had a stellar week in the UFL, catching a long touchdown pass and going over 100 yards for the Arlington Renegades.
Vaughns was the favorite target of Arlington quarterback Luis Perez on Saturday, making nine catches for 127 yards on the day. That’s a career high for Vaughns as a professional and his most receiving yards in a game since he had 128 for USC in 2020.
His big day also included a big play, as Vaughns scored a 57-yard touchdown to give Arlington a two-score lead in the fourth quarter.
Tyler Vaughns for SIX! 🔥
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— Arlington Renegades (@XFLRenegades) May 10, 2025
Unfortunately for the Renegades, the lead wouldn’t hold, as the Michigan Panthers scored twice in the final 5:47, including a touchdown with no time left on the clock, to win 25-24.
In seven UFL games this season, Vaughns has made six starts and he has caught 27 passes for 293 yards total, tied for second on the Renegades in both figures.
Vaughns is in his third spring season with Arlington since leaving the Steelers in 2022. In the spring of 2023, he played in nine games with Arlington and made seven starts, catching 31 passes for 302 yards, leading all Renegades receivers. Vaughns also scored one touchdown.
He took off in the playoffs, catching 11 passes for 112 yards and another score as Arlington won the 2023 XFL championship. In the title game, Vaughns caught all eight targets for 83 yards and a touchdown, a nine-yard pass from Perez that made it 14-0 Renegades.
When the XFL merged with the UFL in 2024, Vaughns was back in Arlington, and he had an even bette spring. Vaughns played in 10 regular-season games, recording 45 catches for a team-leading 503 yards and three touchdowns. He finished fourth in the league in yards.
But Vaughns was unable to turn that spring season into an NFL gig this past fall, so he’s back with the Renegades for the spring season in 2025.
Arlington is 3-4 and is alone in third place in the XFL Conference, two games behind the DC Defenders and St. Louis Battlehawks, who are tied for first place at 5-2. With three weeks to go in the season, the Renegades will likely need a win at DC on Sunday to stay alive in the playoff chase. The Renegades and Defenders will kick off at Noon on Sunday on ABC.
A 6-foot-2, 190-pound wide receiver, Vaughns joined the Steelers in 2021 after being cut by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent. He spent the 2021 season on the Steelers’ practice squad, and returned to Pittsburgh for training camp in 2022.
In the 2022 preseason, he caught eight passes for 112 yards and also scored a touchdown to lead the Steelers in receiving through three games. But he was unable to secure a spot on the 53-man roster or the practice squad.
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